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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1428-1431, 1488-1676

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Cordonar, -er, n. Also: cordonner. [OF. cordoanier. Cf. Cordenar, Cordinar(e.] A cordwainer; a shoemaker.(a) 1428–31 Coll. Ayr & W. I. 227.
In eadem causa, Jacobus Cordonar in voluntate
1488 Dunferm. B. Rec. 2.
Iohne of Wallod cordonar
1497 Treasurer's Accounts I. 335.
Giffin to Iames Lintoune, the cordonar, be the Kingis command, for schone and butis tane to him
1527 Ib. V. 329.
To Iohne Davidson, cordonar, takand ȝeirlie x li. in his fe
1549 Complaynte of Scotland 182/15.
This subtel cordonar presentit the corbe til Augustus
1549 Ib. 18, 24. 1572 Diurnal of Occurrents 265.
Alexander Sousie cramer, … Muttok souldiour and cordonar
1593 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 89.
Gif cordonaris within burgh be barkeris of ledder
1640 Peebles Gleanings 217.
John Buchannan, cordonar in Peblis
(b) 1594 Misc. Maitl. Cl. I. 67.
James Steyne cordoner, burges of Glasgw
1595 Duncan Appendix.
Subula, a cordoners elsine
1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 178.
They conveened before thame the cordonners of the said burgh … to give thair advice for conformeing the pryces of boots and shoone
1659 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 433.
To keep thair craimes … be wast where the cordoners stands
1676 Corshill Baron Ct. 132.
An arreistment vpon shoes … pertaineing to Johne Boyd, cordoner
attrib. 1639 Lanark B. Rec. 132.
The said deacone … of the said cordoner craft
1639 Ib.
Ilk person that sall happin to sell … ony cordoner work in the mercat

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